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OTT spending in Canada touches $872 million in 2017 18 April 2018

As per reports, roughly $872 million was spent by Canadians in SVOD services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc.in 2017 which is a 29% increase as compared to 2016. Reports also suggest that OTT access revenue will grow to … Continue reading

Amazon Prime Video gets a reality check as research suggests only 23% Prime Members Sign Up just for Streaming 17 April 2018

According to reports, 23% of U.S. Amazon Prime Subscribers stated that they would definitely cancel their premium membership of the SVOD platform if it wasn’t included in their subscription. Those survey results are in line with leaked data about Amazon … Continue reading

Amazon Prime beats Netflix in Germany and Austria 13 April 2018

According to reports, Amazon Prime Video leads Netflix and becomes the most popular SVOD provider in Germany and Austria. These two countries are the only markets where Netflix is not leading the subscription race. According to the research, “In Germany, … Continue reading

44 million LATAM consumers watch OTT 12 April 2018

According to reports, seven in ten homes in Latin America consume OTT content over popular video streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Movistar Play, Baby TV, Claro Video etc. Netflix leads the list average consumers spending 9 hours … Continue reading

Netflix in talks with Reliance Jio for content sharing 09 April 2018

Streaming giant Netflix and Indian Telco spearhead Reliance Jio are in talks to collaborate where the former would share its entire content catalog of titles to Jio in return for a royalty fee or that the online streaming service will … Continue reading

Cord-cutting triples in the US since 2013 03 April 2018

According to reports, the number of US households using (over-the-top) OTT service has seen a gigantic growth since 2013 and as a consequence, the no. of cord cutters in the country has tripled accordingly. While five years ago streaming-only homes … Continue reading

Americans spend $2 billion on online streaming services 22 March 2018

According to reports, the U.S. audience is spending an estimated $2 billion each month on subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video etc. 55% of households subscribe to at least one video-streaming service. The report also … Continue reading

Digital pay-TV subscriber base reaches 1 billion 22 March 2018

According to reports, China’s IPTV market has propelled digital pay-TV subscriber base in the Asia-Pacific region. The growth is certainly substantial although (video-on-demand) VOD platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video had three times the number of subscriptions … Continue reading

Netflix takes a slow and steady approach for Africa 16 March 2018

According to New York-based Pivotal Research Group, Netflix will be taking some time to gain a meaningful foothold on the African continent which is struggling with low penetration rates of the fast and affordable internet. Africa accounts for a minuscule … Continue reading

India becomes the fastest growing market for Amazon Prime Video 14 March 2018

Amazon names India as the fastest growing market for its online video streaming platform Prime Video. Amazon has acquired original Hindi content which has paid dividends. Currently, Prime Videos’ library boasts content in five regional languages. James Farrell, content head, … Continue reading